pensions

Comments by the head of the government's pensions commission to a Sunday paper may have shaken the foundation on which the government has pinned its hopes to solving the UK pension crisis, albeit gently.

Pension simplification set for 6 April 2006, has again thrown up a potential for confusion, this time regarding the re-naming of certain pensions products.

A large amount of women in the UK are not taking advantage of pensions sharing orders in divorce, according to Killik & Co.

Ros Altmann has pointed to the inadequacies of the amount of money available within the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS).

THE GOVERNMENT will set out plans next month to persuade or even compel people to contribute more to their state pension but has ruled out compelling graduates to work until 70 to bridge the funding gap, says the Guardian .

Pensions experts have warned against the possible pitfalls arising from the creation of the Pensions Protection Fund (Ppf).

Stock broking firm Killik & Co has launched a low cost self-invested personal pension which incorporates the cost of advice.

NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY has warned the mortgage market will shrink by nearly a third this year at the same time as it sharply cut its house price growth forecast, reports this morning's Daily Telegraph .

Nearly eight in ten UK workers feel it is the responsibility of the individual to provide sufficient savings leading into their retirement, however many are still not saving, new research indicates.

Pensions-related issues are being placed at the top of employers' lists of concerns, new research indicates.